Showing posts with label Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

New fly model--Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration

Varun P, Hagit T, Uriya B, Sagiv S, Sebastian K. A new in vivo model of pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration reveals a surprising role for transcriptional regulation in pathogenesis. Front Cell Neurosci. 2013 Sep 9;7:146. PMID: 24058333.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Fumble helps researchers score. Recent review.

This review mentions how research with a fly fumble disease model contributed to the development of potential therapeutic treatments reportedly slated for clinical trial in 2012. Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration is a type of NBIA.

Hartig MB, Prokisch H, Meitinger T, Klopstock T. Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration. Curr Drug Targets. 2012 Aug;13(9):1182-9. Review. PMID: 22515741.